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Kirkby Road

Coordinates: 52°34′22″N 1°20′34″W / 52.57291°N 1.34270°W / 52.57291; -1.34270
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52°34′22″N 1°20′34″W / 52.57291°N 1.34270°W / 52.57291; -1.34270

Kirkby Road
Ground information
LocationBarwell, Leicestershire
Establishmentc. 1913
Team information
Leicestershire (1946–1947)
Leicestershire Cricket Board (2001)
As of 18 October 2020
Source: Ground profile

Kirkby Road is a cricket ground in Barwell, Leicestershire. Cricket in Barwell dates to 1807,[1] with cricket being played at Kirkby Road since at least 1913. First-class cricket has been played there three times in 1946 and 1947, with Leicestershire playing Lancashire and Warwickshire in the 1946 County Championship and Worcestershire in the 1947 County Championship.[2] Over half a century later in 2001, major cricket returned to the ground when it played host to a List A one-day match between the Leicestershire Cricket Board (LCB) and the Northamptonshire Cricket Board in the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy,[3] which was won by the LCB, with their captain Neil Pullen scoring 88.[4] The ground is still used by the village club and adjoins the football ground used by Barwell F.C.[5]

First-class records

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Barwell Cricket Club : History". www.barwellcc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played on Kirkby Road, Barwell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  3. ^ "List A Matches played on Kirkby Road, Barwell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Leicestershire Cricket Board v Northamptonshire Cricket Board, 2002 Cheltenhem & Gloucester Trophy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  5. ^ Cricket Grounds of Leicestershire EE Snow ACS 1988 p.20-1
  6. ^ "Leicestershire v Worcestershire, 1947 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Kirkby Road, Barwell - Lowest Team Totals in first-class cricket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Leicestershire v Worcestershire, 1946 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Kirkby Road, Barwell - Seven Wickets in an Innings in first-class cricket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Kirkby Road, Barwell - Most Wickets in a Match in first-class cricket". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 October 2020.